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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30

ola Comstocker coming suddenly upon
It from dimly lighted drift. 1t sends
a red glare all about the station, such
as one sees in a big foundry where
small rivers Of molten iron are flowing
about. The men, too, look in the red
glare like beings belonging a little
lower down in the subterranean regions
where old Satan is firing up. 1t was
yesterday compared with the furnaces
in the hold of big ocean steamer, but
here the fire is much fiercer. The coke
and charcoal under the stroRg-fear-
fully strong-draft bring all inside the
furnace to white heat. The heat and
glare are so intense that no one feels
all the time as though there were danger
of something giving away or blowing
up. Then, besides the roar of the
furnace, there is the roar of the falling
water in the incline, the rattle of cages,
and the clank of machinery. All these
sights and sounds taken together con-
stitute a small pandemonium which it
is worth while to experience, as it jolts
one out of the everyday, jog-trot
scenes and sensations of life.-SGH
Lake Tribune.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30
A Congressman Abroad.

heard good story to-day about
an ex-congressman from New Jersey
who recently made a tour through
Europe with a party of friends. When
he got to Paris he sought out the Amer
lean legation and burst in on the sec
retary in charge at the time, in tow
ering rage.
He complained to the secretary in
very violent language that he had been
robbed by the railway officials. They
had refused to let him or his party out
at the depot when they arrived in
Paris, without the payment of very
considerable number of francs. He
thought it an outrage that a distin-
guished American or his friends could
not travel through France without
paying tribute to brigands. He wanted
the secretary of the legation to write
at once to the president of the railway
demanding the instant return of the
money he had been unwarrantably
compelled to pay.
"Tell him who 1 am" he said, ''and
he'll come down promptly with the
ducats-francs, l mean" r,
Then the secretary, first soothing
him with sympathetic expressions,
drew from him some facts which he
had omitted to state.
Yes, he had surrendered his railway
ticket. His friends had surrendered
theirs.
And yes, he had received small
piece of green paper in exchange.
Yes, it had some printing on it, but
it was French nonsense of some sort
gibberish; he couldn't make head or
tail of it.
"What did you do with itp" asked
the secretary.
"Why, 1 threw it out of the win
dow" he replied. II didn't want it;
some French trash, anyway. Then,
when l got to Paris, and we started to
walk out of the depot, just as we do at
home, by George! they stopped us, and
wouldn't let us go out because we
didn't have that Internal piece of green
paper.
at took me half an hour to find out
what they wanted, for none of them
could speak English, and 1 couldn't
understand their gibberish. But 1
finally made out that they wanted that
piece of paper OF the money told you
about. l saw there was no other way
out, so l handed over the money"
The secretary understood it all then.
He told the distinguished son of New
Jersey that he would make the re-
quired demand upon the railway COM
pany at once, and so sent him happily
to his hotel.
Then he sat down and made the best
story he could out of it, in letter to
the president of the railway.
The latter replied i'll a politely sar-
castle note, inclosing the money in
question, expressing his regret at the
occurrence, and winding up with an
expression of his sympathy with the
constituency represented in the Amer
lean congress by such q man as the
statesman from New Jersey
The secretary of legation, of course,
returned the money with the express
sion of regret, but not with the ex-
preston of sympathy. = Philadelphia
Record. rs. -
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30
What the Queen Wanted.

One of the first things Queen Victoria
did on hearing that William w. was
dead and that she had succeeded to
the throne was to call one of her
mothers ladies-in-waiting. cam
really queenP" asked the excited
princess. "You are, indeed, madame"
replied the lady-in-waiting. "And l
can do what ! choose, by rightp" con-
tinued Victoria ""Certainly, your
majesty" nget me a cup of green
tea. Mamma never would let me have
it; now l mean to know what harm it
can do me-" And the young queen
drank three, cups, had violent fit of
the shiyers and has never liked tea
since. The Argomaat.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30
Petroleum ", Nasby.

D. R. Locke, Petroleum v. Nasby,
Editor Toledo Blade" writes: II
had on forefinger Of my right hand
one of those pleasant pets, run
round.' The finger became inflamed
to degree unbearable and swollen to
nearly twice its natural size A friend
gave me Henry's Carbolic Salve, and in
twenty minutes the pain had SO much
subsidized as to give me fair nights
rest, which had not had before for a
week. The Inflammation left the
finger in day. | consider it most
valuable article" mo
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30

A new industry is being established
in South Staffordshire, England, in
connection with the steel trade. A
complete plant has just been laid down
at the works of the Statfordshire Steel
and Iron Ingot company, Bilston, for
the grinding of basic Stag for agri-
cultural fertilizing purposes. A Stag
house, 140 feet long by so feet, has
been built for the accommodation of
grinding machinery. The process is
divided into three stages. The last
completely pplverizes the Stag, making
it of such fineness that it will pass
through mesh of ten thousand holes
to the square inch. The Stag being
composed Of forty per cent, Of lime
and from Is to. 20 per cent. OF phos-
phoric acid, its value as an agricul-
tural fertilizer is becoming increas-
ingly appreciated. @
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30

Charles Reade in his memoirs says
of Ellen Terry: "Ellen Terry is an
enigma. Her eyes are pale, her nose
rather long, her mouth nothing par
ticular, complexion a delicate brisk-
dust, her hair rather like tow. Yet,
somehow, she is beautiful. Her ex-
preston kills any pretty face you see
beside her." Her figure. is lean and
bony, her hand masculine in size and
form Yet she is a pattern of fawhl
Nike grace. Whether in movement OF
in repose, grace pervades the hussy.5
In character impulsivc, intelligent,
weak, hysterical- in short, all that is
abominable and charming in woman. !"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1887-06-30

We are pleased to see the familiar
face of "Yours for Health" in the pa
pers again, long may it continue, The
ladies have learned to love it.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05
A NOTABLE DIFFERENCE.

During his recent visit here, Sen
ator Butler, of South Carolina, eX-
pressly declined to express any opin-
ion rs to whether Mr.. Faulkner could
be seated. The Senator recognizes
that a grave, important and new
question of constitutional law is pre-
scented, and, in deciding it, the Sen
ate will perform judicial duty; the
Senator also recognizes that the
opinion of a person, who has not made
special study off question is not
entitled TO the slightest weight.
When the subject comes to be debat
ed next December in the Senate, it
will be found that those now so flip
PANTY giving their views to news
papers must stand silent while the
brains and students of the Senate
are evolving the arguments which
will control its decision. The mere
politician may do so, but no states
man, no one worthy place in the
Senate will form, much less express
an opinion, on such a question as
this, until after he has heard it fully
discussed and until after his judg
ment has the benefit of all the light
that can be obtained. Imagine, if
you can, Judge telling newspaper
reporter how he will decide a case,
and telling him before he has exam
ined the question, and before he has
heard any argument from those who
have studied it. We commend the
example of Senator Butler to Sena-
tors who fail to comprehend the dig
nifty of the occasion.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05
THE s. ". RAILROAD.

The Roanoke fVa.) Times says:
sIn the Circuit Court. Tuesday, MIR.
Lamberton, of New York, attorney
for the first mortgage bondholders
of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad
Company, opened the case of the Fl
deity Insurance, Trust and Safe de-
post Company, trustee, against the
receiver of the Shenandoah Valley
Railroad Company, by stating that
negotiations were in progress which.
if consumated, would he Il matter oil
vital interest to all parties concern
ed in the suit, and that fthe parties
negotiating for the control of the ).
V. Railroad succeeded, it would be
the northern continuation of the
Norfolk Il Western Railroad, which
would be pushed through the South.
He asked for a continuation OF sixty
DAYS in order that these negotia
tions might be perfected. Hon.
Robertson, of Charlottesville, in be-
half of the trustee company, warmly
ly seconded the views Of Mr.. Lamb
erton, and asked that the contin-
uancc be granted. After consul
tation among the attorneys present
and Judge Blair, the special term of
the court was adjourned till October
Is. Several persons were made par
ties 20 thesuit by the petitions which
were fled"
Jefferson county has $250,000 in
invested in this road: Clarke, $780,
900: Page 100000 and Shepherds
town $4,000. Total $45S,00O. The
interests, in round figures, $25, 900
year. An inside, secret manage
ment will freeze out these county
and town subscriptions. This Sc
cret, inside management employs the
ablest talent to scheme out ways,
whereby few shrewd men may, un-
der the forms of law, appropriate
what belongs to others. 1t is amaz-
ing, taxpayers have sense enough
to earn money to pay taxes, and yet
have not sense enough to distinguish
between candidates for Office who
will betray them and candidates who
if in office, would administer public
business intelligently and honestly.
railroads employ faithful brains:
the public employ fools and knaves
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

The Maryland State Farmers AS
ISOLATION are proceeding in the only
way to accomplish results. Their
Committee son taxation" are study
ing the subject and taking steps to
have it intelligently discussed before
candidates for the Legislature are
nominated. The true problem be-
fore Farmers, is to find Il way to
select men who will serve the public
as intelligently and as faithfully as
railroads are served by the men they
put in office.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

The report of Commissioner Of In
ternal Revenue Miller, dated July
26, for the year ending June Both,
shows:
Total collections $lI8,S35,757.
Cost of collections, 075,000. The
receipts from spirits were S65,S29,-
1922: from tobacco, $50, los, OCT: from
liquors, $21 ,922,187: from banks and
bankers, 81, 28S. The quantities Of
distilled spirits, fermented liquors,
manufactured tobacco, snuff, cigars
and cigarettes on which tax was
paid during the year were as follows:
Spirits distilled from grapes, apples
and peaches, 1 ,2l1 ,532 gallons, de-
crease of 344,462; spirits distilled
from other materials, 66.16S, $50 gal
Ions, decrease of 3, l26, SOB number
of cigars, 3,77S,305,44 number Of
cigarettes, 1854, sos, 200; snuff, g.
SCI, S73 pounds; tobacco 199, 937,64s
pounds; fermented liquors, 81
III ,526 barrels, an increase or g
4lO, 593 barrels. The above figures
indicate a decrease in the consump-
ton of spirituous liquors and cor
responding increase in the consump-
ton of malt liquors. The collections
in West Va. were 1888, 266; in Ma
ryland $2,S75, 597 and in Penn. 49,
120,257.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05
Il Hon. -Thos. +. Boyard.

"Thc temperance reformation
sprang out of the heart of a deeply
moved community. 1t was truly and
genuinely gospel work; it was
mission of love and hope, and the
power with which it wrought was
the evidence of Its inspiration. But
when it passed out of the hands of
its evangelists and into the hands OF
its hirelings: when it became part
of the capital of political speculation
and went into the jugglery of the
caucus; when men voted to lay alb
stinence as burden on their neigh
bors, while they felt no duty of such
abstinence themselves (even under
the laws Of their own creation);
when the gospel, the Christian
church, and the ministers Of religion
were yoked to the car Of a political
triumph, then it became the victim
of one of the most ancient and most
dangerous of all the decisions of
history"
n A
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

"Prohibitionists assume that the
the citizen is incapable of personal
self government in respect to the use
of alcohol, and would put guard
over his mouth to see that none en-
tiers. Their theory is at war with
the theory Of our Government. They
are sapping and mining the very
foundations Of our free institutions
in denying the power of the citizen
to govern himself and his appetites,
for upon the existence of this power
depends the stability Of our Govern.
ment."
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

The State Democratic Convention
of Virginia met in Roanoke yester-
terday. The farmers who are dele
gates to the convention held q meet
ing Wednesday night and resolved to
putin the platform plank pledging
the Legislature to pass state law to
enforce the principles of the inter-
state commerce bill. III e railroad
lobby will take care to exclude from
the legislature such men as would
accomplish what the farmers wish.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

We judge from their talk" that
some persons, holding high position,
do not comprehend the difference be-
tween the purpose of the Federal
constitution, and the purpose of a
State constitution. The purpose Of
the federal constitution was to invest
Congress with certain powers: Con-
gross has no power except that given
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05
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ANARCHY AND LIBERTY.

The following paragraphs are COM
mended to the thoughtful reading OF
those editors Tho mistake the corner
stone of free government for the anarchy
of Herr Most.
All men are created equal; they
are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable rights; among
these rights are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness; to secure
these rights, governments are insti-
tuted.
Il Declaration Of Independence.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

Sensible Grand Army men are be-
ginning to tell what they think about
the men whose folly threatens to
wreck the organization. futile
made an ass of himself" says Hen
nv w. Knight, Commander of U. S.
Grant Post in Brooklyn, one of the
most prominent posts in the city
". Y. Post.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

81 am decidedly in favor of the
insertion of high-license plank in
the platform of the Republican
State Convention, because absolute
prohibition is an absolute impossi
bility. High license is feasible and
equitable. The moral sense of the
community will sustain the demand.
The result will be greater protec
tion of society from the evil of Ii
quor selling than by any other them
cd that can be enforced"
Il Henry Ward Beecher in 1885,
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

The Kentucky election on Mon
day resulted, as was expected, in
the election of the entire democratic
ticket. The vote for Judge Cox, the
prohibition candidate for Governor,
fell far below all the estimates made
by the republican aud democratic
committees.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

"And then there is the Universal
Renovation and Social, Moral, and
political Cure-all, the Teetotal Pro-
hibition Porous Plaster laughter |,
which will stick to You like broth
er, and laughter which is expected
to convert every drinking saloon
into temple of worship, and to re-
people the world with new race Of
red nosed angels. Laughter and
applause. / am against each and
all of these quack remedies APP
plause and against tie man who is
in favor of any one of them APP
plause, and more particularly
against him if he claims to be a
Democrat. Loud applause. They
are the vaporings of mock senti-
ment and the bastards of paternal
RIGHTEOUSNESS. Applause. They
strike at the root of our constitu-
tional system, which was conceived
in the right of man to govern him.
self, and brought forth to meet the
evil that mankind is governed too
much" Applause.
: Hon. Henry PATTERSON.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

The Blair bill has sunk into an
object of ridicule. Apropos of the
recent discussion of the subject in
Educational Educational Convention
the Chicago Tribune Rep refers to
it as Senator Blair's hoary old chest
nut Of Government help for Southern
education."-N. y. Post.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

welfare of a citizen is promoted by
his being a devout member of the
Episcopal Church. Should some
new wave of fanaticism bring ma
jority to agree with the writer, shall
we amend the constitution and CON-
pei every man to support the Epis-
copal Church? If not, why not?
We are against Prohibition be
cause its adoption will subyert the
fundamental proposition on which
personal liberty depends. 1t is a
mere bubble to say that you do not
propose to forbid drinking, but that
your purpose is to prevent the man.
ufacture and sale. Your purpose is
to compel other men to act up TO
your ideas of right and expediency.
Your purpose is to accomplish by
indirection that which you dare not
now attempt directly. You would
forbid distilling, because you wish
to prevent your neighbor from doing
an act which, while injurious to
himself, does not infringe your
rights. The Government must not
exert its power except to prevent
one man from infringing on the
rights Of another man, but you pro-
pose to exert this power to protect a
man against the consequences of
his own acts.
The same restless fanaticism
which makes you so zealous to do
indirectly what you dare not now
attempt directly, will presently in
duce you to proceed against each
and every citizen who may not agree
with you in opinion. 1t will not do
to say, that fanaticism is not dan
gerous because this age is more in
telligent than that of the French
Revolution. BE it remembered. the
Revolution commenced after our
constitution was written, and that
Mr.. Jefferson was personally ac-
quainted with Marat, Mirabeau,
Danton and others who brought
untold misery on France. But we
cannot write more.
The Herald makes the point, that
it is inconsistent to advocate Local
Option and at the same time con-
denim Prohibition. The point is
well taken. This Inconsistency has
long been apparent to us, but our
anxiety to promote the cause of tenn
perance has induced us to counte
nance the one although we cannot
tolerate the other Our views on
this subject are fully matured and
well defined. They will be given in
next issue.
But there is one matter we wish
to notice. Do we understand the
Herald to say,-"that the drink
habit is an indulgence which inter
feres with the rights Of others than
the person indulging?" Do we un-
derstand the Herald to say,.-that
when / take drink in my private
house, l infringe the personal rights
of a man in the neighboring county?
We ask q direct answer to the ques
ton.
The Herald complains that we did not
publish the amendment. 1t had already
been printed in this paper. We did not
have the space to copy it, but were very
careful to state its substance accurately.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05
-[Scnator ID. ". Voorhees.

1T is not grateful task, and GER
tainly not a popular one, to undercs-
innate, even in seeming, the awful
evils Of the drink habit. They are
sufficiently enormous to command
for their extirpation the utmost en-
ergy and wisdom of every loyer Of
his country and his kind. But,
have they so far outstrippcd in
growth and power the wholesome
forces of Christian civilization that
these forces must be practically
abandoned for legal measure
which seeks to curb the license Of
the vicious by destroying the ra-
tional liberty Of the virtuous? Sure
ly not Such confession would
impeach Christianity itself. II would
moreover defeat the end it had IN
view"
= Rec. Jao. Snyder. 81. Louis.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

the principle of our Government.
which is representative in its char
acter and places the whole law-mak-
ing power and discretion in the Leg
islature, and not in the people in
their mere mineral force and prima
nv capacity. SO far as my expert
cnce goes, well-regulated system
of licenses, whereby revenue is
largely brought into the public trea-
sury, coupled with severe penalties
for Illicit sale, has proved the most
efficient check upon the abuse of the
liquor traffic"
II Hon. Thos. +. Boydrd.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

Il agree with you in thinking 10
cal option laws of very doubtful
constitutionality and positive mex
pediency. AS / understand them,
they submit law to popular vote
in local districts, and this defeats
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

Being wise on a street corner. is
one thing: to be wise in the Supreme
Court is another thing. The store
box oracle doesn' t amount to much in
the presence of students like Beck
and Edmunds. Machine politicians
are frequently elected to the Senate.
They are conspicuous for a while in
newspapers and hotel Hobbies, but
that is the end of them.
A prominent Treasury official, lately
said, the subject of Faulkner's election
had been discussed by several "bureau
officers" and they felt bound to receive
him as the SenatOr.-BdltO. Suns Wash.
Correspondent.
heopinion of clerks, who have
not studied the books, is not ape to
affect the vote in the Senate. We
would be much better satisfied with
Faulkner, if we heard more of him
as student of public questions, and
less of him as an office broker. He
has native intellect enough to make
himself Il statesman.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05
Major Bob Hunter, of Wincheste

Major Bob Hunter, of Winchester,
special inspector of the land office
has been ordered to ''thc public land
strip" lying between Kansas and
Texas. He is to notify all parties
maintaining unlawful fences, to re-
move them.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05
II Cor. Jao. A. Andrer.

Personal liberty is the source of
all progress, the lever OF all con
quests, the inspiration of all achieve
ments, the precious jewel of the
ages. l would rather conduct a
temperance movement with ten re-
formed drunkards, free to drink at
pleasure, than u hundred teetotalers
kept sober by the constable"
Il DR.. Di0 Leris.
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

This is the law of freedom for
which our hrefalhers fought and
died. "Every man has freedom to
do all that he wills, provided he in.
fringes not the equal freedom of any
other man"
West Virginia Democrat. [volume] (Charles Town, W. Va.) 1885-1890, 1887-08-05

Forget not, Ipray You, the rights
of personal freedom. + # Self
government is the foundation Of our
political and social institutions, and
it is by self-government alone that
the law of temperance can be en-
forced. II Seek not to enforce
upon your brother by Legislative en-
actment that virtue which he1can
possess only by the dictates of his
own conscience and the energy Of
his own will"
Il President Jno. Quincy adams.